UMATILLA CHEMICAL DEPOT For Public Review Amendment to Programmatic Agreement regarding the mitigation of Historic Properties being transferred out of federal control at the Umatilla Chemical Depot, Hermiston, Oregon Department of the Army, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Division The Umatilla Chemical Depot (UMCD), located east of Hermiston, in Morrow and Umatilla…
Wildhorse Resort and Casino Eviction Policy
WRC Eviction Policy Wildhorse Resort & Casino recently updated their Eviction Policy to include some major changes. The policy can be viewed in its entirety at wildhorseresort.com/evictions. The purposes of the Wildhorse Resort & Casino (Wildhorse) Policy on the Eviction of Patrons (Policy) are as follows: to establish the basis and procedure for the removal of patrons from Wildhorse managed…
Obit: Michael L. Jones Sept. 11, 1958 – July 21, 2021
Michael Louis Jones died July 21, 2021 in Boise, Idaho. Michael was born Sept. 11, 1958 in Pendleton, Oregon to Bert & Elizabeth Jones. Michael grew up in Athena, Oregon and Graduated from Pendleton High School in 1977. And spent some time in the Treasure Valley. He worked on a Hot Shot Crew for the US Forest Service and also…
Obit: Tyrone Anthony “Jack” Spino, Nov 12, 1975 – July 19, 2021
Tyrone Anthony “Jack” Spino, 45, passed away at his home in Klamath California, on Monday, July 19, 2021. Service date is pending family notification. Tyrone was born November 12, 1975 in Pendleton OR to Nadine Miller Ike and Lawrence “Azar” Spino. He grew up in Warmsprings OR with his father and siblings. He lived 6 years in Klamath CA with…
Book sale Aug. 27
PENDLETON – The Pendleton Friends and Family Book Sale will be held Aug. 27-28 at the Pendleton Convention Center starting at 10 a.m. The sale raises money for the Pendleton Public Library to purchase new materials for patrons of all ages. There will be $1 a bag sale runs from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. both days, meaning that participants…
Relay for Life Aug. 14
PENDLETON – Relay for Life for Umatilla and Morrow counties will be held Aug. 14 at Roy Raley Park, located at 1205 SW Court Ave., from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. The relay is held every year in Pendleton by volunteers of the American Cancer Society and 2021 marks its 16 year in Pendleton. In 2005, the first relay was…
BOT authorizes closure of off-Reservation Tribal properties due to extreme risk of wildfire
MISSION – The Board of Trustees of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) has approved the closure of a number of off-reservation properties owned by the CTUIR in order to protect people, structures, and land by reducing the risk of catastrophic fire events that could occur from human causes. The closure applies to the Rainwater, Wanaket, McCoy…
Temporary land use restrictions being implemented on Umatilla Indian Reservation due to fire fisk
MISSION – Given the current fire danger on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, restrictions have been put in place on the lands protected by the Umatilla Tribal Fire Department (UTFD). Continued hot weather coupled with drought-like conditions have increased concerns of potential large growth fires. UTFD and local fire suppression officials have indicated that, given the level of risk of wildland…
GIS website shows wildfires burning ancestral lands
By The CUJ MISSION – A map of showing wildfires affecting ancestral lands of the CTUIR was released to members and employees in a mass email July 19. “I think (the map) could be helpful to the community,” Stacy Schumacher told the CUJ. “I have been hearing from the Natural Resource Department that there is an increased concern for extreme…
Avery Quaempts
SPOTLIGHT: Avery Quaempts, hard-hitting eighth-grader
By The CUJ PENDLETON – Avery Quaempts comes from a competitive family. Her father Justin was an MLB draft pick who played ball for Oklahoma State University. Her grandfather Billy Quaempts was also a notable athlete within the CTUIR. So it’s no surprise the 8th grade softball star who led Oregon East to a runner-up finish in the ASA 14U…